Poland unveils €1.4 billion in new rail tenders
Poland’s rail manager PKP PLK has announced three tenders for high-speed upgrades and a massive construction project valued in total at 1.4 billion euros. That means faster trains…
Baltic Express: new Prague-Poland line to cut travel by 3hrs
Czech Railways (ČD) has announced major changes to its 2025 timetable, the most significant being the introduction of the so-called ‘Baltic Express’ trains. Travelling all the way from…
CPK enters new phase as Poland approves new high speed line
The Polish government has chosen the route for its new high-speed lines between the Central Communication Port (CPK) and the cities of Płock and Włocławek. Marking a new…
Largest-ever rail project kicks off near Poland-Czech border
Poland’s industrial hub of Upper Silesia will soon see its largest-ever rail investment. Major reconstruction works around the regional capital of Katowice are starting as soon as next…
Poland opens bid for nation’s largest high-speed rail tunnel
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), the company overseeing the construction of Poland’s megaproject to build a new Warsaw airport and a nationwide high-speed rail network, has announced a tender…
Krakow set for smoother rail travel as Poland moves to modernise traffic control
Trains to Krakow from Kielce, Warsaw, and the Tricity are set to run smoother thanks to Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK’s move to upgrade its traffic control devices.…
Germany-Poland commuters rejoice as Oder rail bridge reopens
After three and a half years and numerous delays, trains between Germany and Poland are once again crossing the River Oder near Küstrin-Kietz. This is due to a…
More trains, more seats: Ukraine, Poland strike deal to boost rail connectivity
Ukrainian Railways, Poland’s State Railways (PKP SA) and the Polish PKP Group have signed a joint agreement to boost cooperation and strategic partnerships for developing cross-border rail from…
Liberalising Polish rail: CPK launches timetable consultations with European operators
Poland’s Central Communication Port (CPK), a mega-project to build a new Warsaw airport and a nationwide high-speed rail network, is launching consultations with European railway operators. The goal…
‘Poland threatened China with Malaszewicze rail border closure’ to stop migrant flows
Polish president Andrzej Duda has reportedly threatened to effectively close the Malaszewicze rail border crossing with Belarus. The crossing is key to China’s overland exports to Europe. By…
Alstom ink maintenance deal for polish railway traffic control systems
Alstom recently signed a maintenance agreement with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK), the entity overseeing Poland’s national railway network. The two-year deal aims to provide post-warranty maintenance…
Poland: hackers used to unblock trains?
In Poland, train manufacturer Newag is taking legal action against a maintenance company which was able to unlock the on-board computers of its trains thanks to hackers. According…
Leo Express trains in Central Europe are now ‘Powered by Renfe’
This month, operations of Leo Express started for the regional train service between Bratislava and Komárno, the first awarded contract since the Spanish state-owned operator Renfe took a…
CPK signs second contract for construction of high-speed rail tunnel
Polish company Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has signed a contract with Budimex for the construction of chambers for the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) which will dig a 4-kilometre high-speed…
CPK signs agreement with Spanish high-speed rail expert ADIF
Central Transport Hub (CPK), building an integrated transport hub with new high-speed railway lines in Poland, has signed an agreement with Spanish railway infrastructure manager ADIF. The objective…